The Risk of CVD 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHealth, illness and diseaseA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: francesca_321Created on: 21-02-16 17:08 Where does atherosclerosis occur? In our arteries 1 of 18 They become what with age? less elastic 2 of 18 What does less elasticisty lead to? higher pressure during systole 3 of 18 What is another risk factor of atherosclerosis? Gender 4 of 18 What do girls make? oestrogen 5 of 18 What does this add? A protective effect against atherosclerosis 6 of 18 What do women tend to have? less stressful jobs 7 of 18 What does this led to? less hypertension 8 of 18 What does smoking led to? Nicotine is very good at damaging the endothelium 9 of 18 What does a lower BMI lead to? less hypertension 10 of 18 What does exercise decreases? LDL levels 11 of 18 What does exercise increase? metabolic rate 12 of 18 therefore? lowering BMI 13 of 18 There could be a ? for CVD? Genetic predisposition 14 of 18 What do some alleles give? less protection from developing atherosclerosis 15 of 18 What does eating saturated fats decrease? HDL level 16 of 18 Eating more calories than you need causes what to increase? BMI 17 of 18 What is high BMI associated with? Atherosclerosis 18 of 18
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